Have you ever wondered what would it be like to walk on Mars? Visiting The Mud Volcanoes (Vulcanii Noroioși) in Berca Romania, will give you an incredible impression of visiting another planet.
The Mud Volcanoes (Vulcanii Noroioși) is a unique natural reservation in Romania where you will find the largest mud active volcanoes in Europe. These volcanoes erupt once every few minutes creating a landscape out of this world.
Where are located the Mud Volcanoes in Romania
The Mud Volcanoes (Vulcanii Noroioși) are located near Berca, in Buzău County, Romania at 145 km far away from Bucharest.
There are 4 sites in Buzău County where can be found mud volcanoes:
- The Big Mud Volcanoes (Vulcanii Noroioși de la Pâclele Mari)
- The Little Mud Volcanoes (Vulcanii Noroioși de la Pâclele Mici)
- The Boilers from Beciu (Fierbatorile de la Beciu)
- The Boilers from Berca (Fierbatorile de la Berca)
The main site and mostly visited is The Big Mud Volcanoes (Vulcanii Noroioși de la Pâclele Mari). Here is an admission fee of 4 RON (approximately 1 euro), the visiting hours are between 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. and you will find a parking area as well.
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About the mud volcanoes
The mud volcanoes are the result of the eruption of mud, water and gases. There are approximately 700 of mud volcanoes across the world and almost half of them can be found in Azerbaijan. In Europe the mud volcanoes can be found in Italy, Bulgaria or Romania.
The mud volcanoes in Romania are the biggest active mud volcanoes in Europe, the reason why this area is among the most beautiful hidden gems to visit in Romania.
Here the gases erupt from 3000 meters deep towards the earth surface, creating a landscape out of this world which is dominated by miniature volcanoes 1, 2 meters high, the bubbles of gas coming out from the crater and the dried surface cut by dried crusts hence the impression that you landed on another planet.
While I explored the area the volcanoes erupted continuously. All I could hear in the stillness of the evening was the sound of the bubbles of gas which create one of the most unique and out of this world landscapes I have ever seen.
When is the best time to visit
The access to the site is permitted only in days without rain, since the surface of the land is dominated by the dry mud which is not entirely solid.
I visited the reservation just before the sunset and the scenery was simply breathtaking. If you visit the site to take some amazing photos I highly recommend not to miss the sunset there.
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Hi, your post was very helpful! Can i ask you, to go there, can you do it by yourself or you need to hire a tour? Can you reach by public transportation? Thanks in advance!!
Hi Raquel, happy you found the article useful. You can visit without hire a tour, just add the location “Vulcanii Noroioși de la Pâclele Mari” on GPS. The place cannot be reach by public transportation, unfortunately.